Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Gouge, Whao
Unfinished greenstone gouge. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is ground with some flake scars. It is unclear which end is the butt. One end has a thin concave groove and a pointed tip like a gouge. The other end has a bevel-like area demarcated by a curved irregular line. There are saw marks on one side.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
D21.534
Details
- Provenance Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 47 x 7.5 x 7.5mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.534
- On Display
- No
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